Yesterday I posted a photo of some of my favourite jewellery pieces – opals!) and it got me in the mood to experiment with some new colourways. First up – Boulder Opal (of course!) – full disclosure here – I didn’t have a boulder opal…
There will be an update on The Blue Brick’s Etsy site on Friday November 27th at 11am, EST. In addition to our regular offerings, there will be Christmas kits available :) Christmas kits will be available for all bases except Point Pelee Lace, will cost $45 per kit, and will include…
Those of you who read this blog often will know that, lately, I’ve been completely obsessed with my loom (I do have projects on the the needles, and I poured some resin yesterday, but really, it’s been all about the weaving) and, every chance I…
Here is another polymer clay cuff, this time inspired by that great goal of mine, the Northern Lights. Not the aurora as I’ve always seen them–as a diffuse glow coming up from the horizon line, but the full and bright overhead aurora that you can…
On the trip last weekend I was blown away by having got both this photo: And this photo: And I spent a good chunk of the trip dreaming of, and madly pursuing, having northern lights, stars and fireflies all in the same photo. I wanted…
The incredibly talented Leslie has finished spinning up my aurora batt, and what a beauty! I had this idea, that I would knit this into a scarf and wear it to the arctic the day I fulfill my bucket list of shooting the aurora from…
Remember this lovely thing? It’s finally being spun, and by someone who knows what they’re about no less. That person is not Mouffette, though she is clearly instrumental in the process. It’s being worked up by the immensely talented Leslie Ordal, with an eye to keeping…
Inglenook Fibers is a hand dyed fiber studio located just outside of Boston, and it’s one of the many ways that the Sisters of the Holy Nativity Convent are totally self supporting through craft. A few weeks ago one of my pen pals there, Mother…
First, and perhaps most importantly, check out spaceweather.com. Looks like a decent chance of aurora tonight, so if you live in a northern latitude, keep your eyes on the sky for the next few days! If it stays clear I think Tito and I will…
This is the winter that wasn’t. At least, here in TO it wasn’t. We’re not used to this total lack of winter and last weekend Tito and I drove out in search of ice and snow because, dammit, we miss it. We ended up heading…